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Anyone who suggests that we can’t have military helicopters flying in Washington, D.C., doesn’t understand national security and the threats we confront and what is necessary to defend our citizens,
I was getting ready to take possible evasive action because it was getting uncomfortable,
It was probably out in the middle of the river. Um, I just saw a fireball and then it was just gone. I haven't seen anything since they hit the river."
Because I have common sense, OK, and unfortunately, a lot of people don’t."
It just could have been".
When asked why he thought the crash We’re cooperating fully with the National Transportation Safety Board and its investigation and will continue to provide all the information we can,
Yeah, we were on short final and we saw flares from the opposite side of the Potomac.
The pilot who witnessed the devastating collision said Apparently both aircraft involved are in the river, a search and rescue will be ongoing.
An approach controller later said I don't know if you caught earlier what happened, but there was a collision on the approach end 3-3
They normally get calls for aircraft in distress. This time it rang, and all they heard was crash, crash, crash,
said David Hoagland, head of the Fire and EMS union
